Record ID:
36174018 (Libraries Australia Authorities)
Authority type:
  • Name.
Description conventions:
  • rda
LC number:
  • n 93116196
Heading:
Birth:
  • 18920828
  • Ballarat, Vic.
Death:
  • 19770310
Lived/located in:
  • Melbourne London Sydney
Occupations:
  • Pianist Composer Broadcaster
Used for:
  • James, W. G. (William Garnet), 1892-1977
  • James, William G., 1892-1977
  • James, William Garnet, 1892-1977
  • James, William Garnett, 1892-1977
  • James, Wm. G. (William G.), 1892-1977
  • James, William G. (William Garnet), 1895-1977
See also:
Notes:
  • Many reference sources incorrectly assert that James was born in 1895 - his birth was registered in Victoria in 1892.
  • William James interviewed by Peter Burgis, 1975 summary (Born Ballarat, Vic. 28.8.1892)
  • William Garnet James and his many hats, Australian Music Centre, 19 December 2008, viewed 16 March 2016 (In his more youthful days, following his departure from Melbourne, his contribution was less to Australian than to international musical life through living and working in London as one of the well-known pianists ... in the 1920s. At the same period he was admired as one of the most gifted songwriters ... William James’s real and lasting legacy came about after his (hesitating) return to Australia at the height of his success as composer/pianist when, at the encouragement of Bernard Heinze, he set sail into the unknown waters of broadcasting ... [taking a job at] the Australian Broadcasting Commission ... He had come a long way since childhood in Ballarat ... [and worked at the ABC until] his retirement in 1957 ... [his] initial entry in the British Who’s Who and the Australian publication of the same name gives his year of birth as 1895. In fact, he was born in 1892, attested to by his birth certificate as well as the announcement of his birth that year in the Ballarat Courier...) http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/article/william-garnet-james-and-his-many-hats
  • William G. James, Wikipedia, viewed 16 March 2016 (William Garnet ("Billy") James (28 August 1892 - 10 March 1977) was an Australian pianist and composer and a pioneer of music broadcasting in Australia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_G._James
  • Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria, viewed online 16 March 2016 (Birth Certificate. Record information: Event: Birth. Event registration number: 19559. Registration year: 1892. Personal information: Family name: JAMES. Given names Wm Garnett. Sex: Male. Father's name: Andw. Mother's name Louisa (Chapman). Place of birth BALLT) https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm
  • Looking back, San Francisco Lyric Chorus, viewed 16 March 2016 pages 32-34 (The Composer: William Garnet James (1892-1977). Composer, pianist, and Australian music broadcasting official William Garnet James was born in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia in 1892 ... The James family moved to Melbourne at some time around 1906 ... James moved to London in 1913 ... In 1923, William James returned to Australia [before returning to London] ... James also used the pseudonym Louis Chapman to continue composing more popular songs ... James and his family returned to Melbourne in August 1924, when he was invited to teach piano at the University of Melbourne Conservatorium. Between 1926 and 1928, he also served as an accompanist ... In 1929, William James was invited to become the Director of Musical Programming for the recently-created Australian Broadcasting Company...) http://sflc.org/concerts/programs/HolidayHighlights4web.pdf
  • The Oxford companion to Australian music, 1997 p. 302 (James, W(illiam) G(arnet) (b Ballarat, Vic., 1895; d Sydney, 10 Mar. 1977), pianist, composer)
  • His Australian Christmas carols [SR] 197-? label (William G. James) container (W.G. James)
  • James, W. Fifteen Australian Christmas carols label (Wm. G. James)
Local system number:
  • (AuCNL)118390
  • 000001180661
  • abv02384725
Cataloguing source:
  • AuCNLKIN eng rda ANL
Authentication code:
  • anuc